This Summer John and I attended a small backyard wedding and admired their fire pit. As a result we decided to build one for our backyard. The big question was how big and where to put Our Great Heavy Duty Fire Pit?
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Our city’s safety rules helped us find the best spot also taking care of the size issue. We kept thinking a little big for our small yard. We found the best place was just off the patio. A good central place and it extended our patio space. Good-by overgrown flower bed.
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The decision to purchase an insert turned out to be one of our best. We searched the internet and found a very broad variety. The great two level insert we found made it possible to cook over the fire. It can have a fire as well as charcoal briquettes. Finding the right size and color bricks was our next challenge. Home Depot here we come.
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Our backyard is really rocky so digging down enough inches to make the base was a very hard job. After a lot of hard work, mission accomplished.
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The hardest step was getting the base layer level. The rest was easy after that.
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Now comes the decorative part. Another trip to Home Depot . More bricks. I have to admit the trips from the car to the backyard carrying bricks and so forth gave our legs a good workout.
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Place the insert. Then pour in the bags of lava rock. In the bottom and outside between the insert and brick structure.
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Another trip to Home Depot. This time more rocks and sand.
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As a result of two weekends time and hard work, we have our great heavy duty fire pit.
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Our goal was to have it ready for Halloween night for a fun outdoor party with the grand kids. Finished early. Cooked burgers and hotdogs two days before goal.
It’ a lot of fun!
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